NEOPLASIA MAMÁRIA CANINA: estudo de caso

Abstract

The study of breast cancer is of great importance in the medical clinical routine of small animals due to its high number of cases and also because of its metastasis, which can be the cause of many deaths in domestic animals. They can occur in about 50% of cases of neoplasms in female dogs, they occur more frequently in elderly females and may be related to cases of pseudocyesis, use of progestin drugs. Treatment is almost always surgical, in order to improve quality of life and disease progression. Ovary-salpingo-hysterectomy (OSH) is used as a strategy to reduce the incidence of the disease. It is important for the veterinarian to know the anatomy, clinical signs, diagnostic methods and surgical methods. Surgery is almost always the best and most used form of treatment for this disease. The objective of this review is to bring aspects about the main concepts of breast cancer, such as its definition, clinical signs, diagnostic methods and treatments.